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PITTSBURGH -- Matt Calverts first career playoff goal gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a badly needed boost. His second ended 4,493 days of futility for a franchise that is quickly morphing from laughingstock to something considerably more potent. Calvert banged his own rebound past Marc-Andre Fleury 1:10 into the second overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets earned their first Stanley Cup playoff win with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Fleury stuffed the initial shot by Cam Atkinson but Calvert stood all alone at the left post. His first shot went into the goaltenders right pad. He roofed his second into the top of the net to even the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at one game each. Game 3 is Monday in Columbus. "You always dream about being the hero in overtime," Calvert said. "We battled for it and it didnt come easy. We were down a couple goals at different times. The penalty kill was great when it had to be and its just a great feeling right now." The Blue Jackets trailed 3-1 after the first period, but Calverts short-handed goal 7:31 into the second changed the game completely. "It gave hope to our guys," Columbus coach Todd Richards said. "It was 3-1 at the time and we scored to make it 3-2. You could feel it on the bench. After that I felt we played a very strong game." Looked like it. Jack Johnson eventually tied it with 6:01 left in regulation. Ryan Johansen also scored the first playoff goal of his career for Columbus. Sergei Bobrovsky overcame a shaky start to finish with 39 saves. Brian Gibbons scored twice and Matt Niskanen added his second goal of the playoffs, but Pittsburgh was outplayed for much of the final three-plus periods. Fleury made 41 stops but was helpless on the game-winner. "We have to be better," said Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby, who had two assists but was held without a goal for the second straight game. "Thats really, I think, the bottom line. Right on through, whether its special teams or 5-on-5 we have to be better." The Penguins have dropped four straight home overtime playoff games and blew a chance to take a 2-0 series lead when they failed to bury the Blue Jackets early on. Pittsburgh, the best power play team in the NHL during the regular season, went just 1 for 8 with the man advantage, including 0 for 2 in overtime. Even worse, Columbus has two short-handed goals in as many games. Both teams traded quality chances in the first overtime. Bobrovsky made an excellent blocker save on Crosby racing down the right wing and got a piece of Lee Stempniaks rebound. Fleury stuffed R.J. Umberger from point-blank range earlier in the period. There was no back-and-forth in the second extra session. Brandon Dubinsky started the winning play by finding Atkinson in front and Pittsburghs defence offered little resistance until the puck was on Calverts stick for the winner. "We stuck with it and we just kept playing and kept going and we got a split in Pittsburgh and thats what we wanted," Calvert said. The Penguins knew they couldnt afford a repeat of the first 21 minutes of Game 1, when the Blue Jackets knocked them around while streaking to a two-goal lead before Pittsburgh rallied to escape. This time, the start wasnt the problem for the Penguins. It was everything else. Gibbons scored the first two playoff goals of his career 54 seconds apart -- including a nifty short-handed breakaway in which he undressed Bobrovsky -- to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead before the game was 5 minutes old. The giddiness didnt last long, for the Penguins or Gibbons. Johansen scored before the power play expired and Gibbons, elevated to Pittsburghs top line midway through Game 1, did not return after colliding with Johansen midway through the first period. While a Niskanen shot from the point with 2:08 left in the first restored Pittsburghs two-goal edge, it only seemed to galvanize the Blue Jackets. The Penguins earned back-to-back power plays early in the second period and somehow lost momentum. Some lethargic Pittsburgh passing set up a 3-on-1 short-handed breakaway for the Blue Jackets, with Calvert beating Fleury to bring Columbus within one. The disjointed effort by the Penguins deflated the bench and the building. The wave carried over into the third, with Columbus eventually drawing even on Johnsons power-play goal with 6 minutes to go before Calverts winner gave Columbus a taste of playoff success after 13-plus years of waiting. "Its a big step for us as a group and an organization," Calvert said. "It felt great, and Im sure were going to enjoy it tonight, but its a long series." NOTES: The Blue Jackets scratched forward Nick Foligno once again with a lower body injury but Foligno is optimistic hell be able to return for Game 3. ... Crosbys two assists moved him into third on the teams career post-season scoring list. He now has 108 post-season points, trailing Jaromir Jagr (147) and Mario Lemieux (172). ... Columbus D Fedor Tyutin missed the third period and overtime due to an undisclosed injury. Bobby Clarke Jersey . The New York State Supreme Court only partially dismissed the lawsuit, meaning the case could be headed for trial. The tour announced a year ago that Singh would be suspended for saying in a Sports Illustrated story that he took deer antler spray, which was believed to contain the banned substance IGF-1. Nolan Patrick Jersey . -- The road to the Masters got off to a bumpy start Sunday for Tiger Woods when he withdrew from the Honda Classic with what he said was a lower back injury. http://www.nhlflyersproauthentic.com/ber...-hockey-jersey/. 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The Spain striker, who also scored twice in the Europa League on Thursday, slotted past Michel Vorm in the 58th minute after Andros Townsend was fouled by Jonjo Shelvey. Soldados goals are softening the blow of losing Gareth Bale, who is on the verge of joining Real Madrid and hasnt played as the transfer has been negotiated. "Hopefully you can have more news in the next couple of days," manager Andre Villas-Boas said on Bales future. Even without last seasons top scorer, Tottenham, which finished fifth last season, has opened the new campaign with back-to-back wins for the first time in four years. Swansea, though, has lost both its matches, leaving the south Wales club with just 2 wins in 13 league games since winning the League Cup in February. From the start, though, Tottenham was the more powerful side, imposing itself on the visitors and controlling the midfield. Tottenham on Sunday was smarting from Brazil midfielder Willian being announced as a Chelsea recruit, having been on the verge of signing for the north London side from Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala last week. Tottenham is also pursuing Steaua Bucharest defender Vlad Chiriches before the transfer window closes on Sept. 2, although Villas-Boas quipped: "Maybe somebody steals him as well." Yet, its been a successful few weeks in the transfer market, with Tottenham clearly spending the windfall exceeding $120 million it is set to receive for Bale. As well as Soldado making his first competitive appearance at White Hart Lane, Etienne Capoue, Nacer Chadli and Paulinho alsso started for the first time at home.dddddddddddd "These additions are really showing quality, plus they have brought to the team a new mentality -- we look sharper, we (have) a great will to win," Villas-Boas said. "We are able to run the game down, control the possession and get the result." Paulinho was a constant threat throughout a first half where the goalkeepers shone with their agility and saves -- particularly Vorm in the Swansea goal. He denied Paulinho after seven minutes after the Brazilian wrong-footed Jose Canas. At the other end, Hugo Lloris made a double-save to first thwart Wayne Routledge, and then Michu. Swansea nearly gifted Tottenham an opener. Ashley Williams headed against his own crossbar from Kyle Walkers cross while attempting to clear, and Paulinho followed up with a powerful strike that was saved by Vorm. And when Mousa Dembele struck from Walkers cutback, Vorm was alert to tip over -- as he was when Walker whipped in a dangerous cross. Tottenham reacted with anger before halftime when only a free kick -- not a penalty -- was given when Townsend was fouled by Shelvey in the area. But there was no mistake from referee Neil Swarbrick after the break when Townsends advance was blocked again by Shelvey. "He is really adding to our game because he brings that light and spark into our game," Villas-Boas said of Townsend. "He is a very explosive player." Tottenham, which failed to win a single penalty last season, has now been awarded two in two league games. And, once again, Soldado coolly slotted the ball into the net. Tottenham, though, eased off after finally taking the lead, and was put under intense pressure from Swansea. The hosts had Lloris to thank for protecting the three points by tipping over Chico Flores volley. Although Spurs are yet to score from open play in the league this season, they are showing they can cope without Bale. 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